Equally skilled in both comedy and drama, mezzo-soprano Sarah Stankiewicz Dailey creates recitals that inspire, uplift, entertain, and connect audiences to our shared humanity through carefully selected poetic texts and themes. Her performances include narration from the stage about the works to educate and inform audiences and show the contemporary relevance of art music for voice. Sarah is particularly drawn to the French vocal repertoire, chamber pieces for voice and instruments, and works by women composers and poets.

As a vocal music educator, Sarah is comfortable working in classical and commercial styles of singing and offers workshops and masterclasses in audition skills, vocal health and technique, and bringing songs to life through interpretative choices. Adjunct Instructor of Voice, Henderson State University and Hendrix College. She is a NATS Member and is certified for Level III, Somatic Voicework© - The LoVetri Method.

Raised in Central Pennsylvania, Dr. Dailey completed Doctoral and Master’s degrees in Voice at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in the studio of Mary Ann Hart and a Bachelor of Music in Voice at the Oberlin Conservatory with Daune Mahy. She serves as Adjunct Instructor of Voice at Henderson State University and Hendrix College, while also maintaining a private studio in Little Rock, AR. During the summer months, she is the Artistic Administrator for Spotlight on Opera, an artistic entrepreneurship and professional development program for young singers, based at Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana.

A tuned piano for recitals with collaborative piano; up to four straight back chairs for recitals with collaborative instrumentalists; music stands and stand lights.